The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-11

The morning LIGHT is breaking,
The darkness disappears,
The sons Of men are waking
10 penitentRl tears.
The Rev. Il. Dewitt Talmage, d. D., read
and explained passages of scripture concern
ing the dawn OF universal righteousness, The
subject Of his sermon was "Unoccupied
Fields" and the text from Romans, chapter
xv, V. 20: Lest I should build upon another
mans foundation" Dr.. Talmage said:
Stirring reports come from all parts Of Amer
Sea showing what great work the churches Of
God are doing, and I congratulate them and
their pastors. MsapprehensiOns have been
going tho rounds, saying that the outside be-
nevoleuccs Of this particular church are neg
lected when tho fact il that large sums o
money arc being raised in various ways by
This church for all styles Of good objects, not
always through the boards Of our own denomi-
nation. This church Was buiit by all denomi-
nations OF Christians, aud by many sections Of
this land aud other lands, and that obligation
has led rs 10 raise money for many objects not
connected with our denomination, and this &c
counts for the fact that we have not regularly
contributed to an the boards commended,
But ] rejoice in that you have done
as church magnificent work,
and am grateful that we have
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faith in Christ seven hundred and twenty-five
souls which fact mention not III Boosting but
in defense Of this church, showing it has been
neither idle nor inefficient. The most Of onr
ncccssions have boon from the outside world.
SO that, taking the idea Of my text, We have
mot been building on other peoples founda-
tions.
in laying out the plan OF his missionary tour
Paul sought out towns and cities which had
not yet been preached TO. He goes 10 COrinth,
h city mentioned for splendor and vice, and
Jerusalem, whore the priesthood and the San.
bodrim were ready to leap with both feet upon
the Christian religion. lie feels he has eApc-
Cial work to do, and lac means to do it. What
was the result? The Grandest life Of useful
ness that man ever lived We modern
Christian workers arc not apt TO initiate Paul.
We build ON other peoples foun-
we prefer to have it filed with families all Of
whom have been pious. DO we gather Sab
bath school class, We want good boys and good
girls hair Combed, faces washed, manners at
fractive. SO a church in this day is apt 10 be
built out Of other churches. Some ministers
spend all their time in fishing in other people S
ponds and they throw the line into that church
pond and jerk out a Methodist, and throw the
iino into another church pond and bring out a
Presbyterian, or there IS religious row in
somc noighboring church, and whole school
of fish swim of from that pond and we take
them all in with one sweep of the net What is
gained Absolutely nothing for tho general
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honndery. | would saw IL is bounded on tbc
north and south and east and west Nv the grrot
heart Of Gods symuathy and love. Oh. il is
a great world since six o'clock tbis uorninp
sixtv thousand eight hundred persons have
heon horn aud ali these tnul'inlied noput,-
tions are 10 he reached of the roSpcl In Fno-
land. on in our eastern American cities We
are bein,, much crowded and nm ocre of
ground ia of great value, but ont west five
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